Just opened the Pinot Grigio that the missus brought back from Tesco.

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I'm not drinking it yet, but I bought a bottle of Armangac. Château du Tariquet XO. Esquire wrote that it is "($84) bright and juicy, like a liquid lemon bar." Oh, gosh, I hope so, doesn't that sound loverly? Did you catch that it is eighty-four dollars, 'Merican? That's a pricey tipple. I'll probably look right dandified at the neighborhood barbecue this evening. "I see your craft beer and raise you to infinity, typical American Dad slob."

Now should I wear my silk cravat or go with a bowtie?

The coldest spring for 50 years here at the moment, yesterday it was not much above 10 degrees with a chilly wind making it feel much colder, so had a whisky last night: Glenfiddich's Malt Master's Edition, doble matured in oak and sherry casks.

Absolutely, superlative! A really fine expression, with a pure whisky taste and a finish that lasts for several minutes of malt, vanilla, hay and toffee. This is the kind of whisky to be savoured over several hours, the kind that two doubles will last you all evening. For 36 Euros, this cannot be beaten, I would have placed this in the 90+ Euros league. But in saying that, since I've been out of investing in the malt arena, the prices seem to have come down somewhat!

Some will say that Glenfiddich is too big, how can they maintain quality? Well, the proof is in the dram: the 15 year old, 21 and 30 year olds are amongst the best out there, and with now with this, and possibly the Rich Oak which I haven't tried recently, Glenfiddich remains a distillery that you can trust to deliver consistently. Still, I don't rate at all the 12 and 18 year old expressions.

A bottle of Greene King's Abbot ale.

Jacob's Creek sauvignon blanc - on offer at my local store for £5.50 a bottle.

Jacobs Creek seems to be synonymous with supermarket plonk these days, cheap and nasty. It's lost ground.

My wine buddies all tell me that New Zealand whites are not what they once where and should be avoided.

I seem to go through stages, but with wine, it always ends with a realisation that it is inferior to whisky when judged by the grogginess of the morning. With whisky you get to the stage where you fancy a long drink of beer. With beer you get that wonderful beer buzz, but then you can get that bloated feeling. Gin and tonic sometimes is nice, but mostly it's pretty inert and I've seem grown men cry on it. Vodka martini's and premium plantation rums are great apertifs IMO.

ha heppie

we keep the best - export the rest!